Cell proliferation is the process that results in an increase of the number of cells, and is defined by the balance between cell divisions and cell loss through cell death or differentiation.
Cell death terminates normal cellular functions, including respiration, metabolism, growth and proliferation. Cell death can be non-programmed, for example as the result of accidental injury or ...
Correspondence to Dr Maura Dandri, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg 20246, Germany; m.dandri{at}uke.de and Dr Marc Lütgehetmann, Institute of ...